--- title: "CVE-2026-97774: Microsoft Office Click-To-Run - Privilege Escalation" description: "Microsoft Office Click-To-Run contains a race condition caused by time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) in its process, letting authorized local attackers elevate privileges, exploit requires local access with authorization." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97774/ --- # CVE-2026-97774 Microsoft Office Click-To-Run - Privilege Escalation Microsoft Office Click-To-Run contains a race condition caused by time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) in its process, letting authorized local attackers elevate privileges, exploit requires local access with authorization. CVSS base score 7.0 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Required EPSS 0.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97774) ## Details Type Privilege Escalation Impact Privilege Escalation CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 13 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-367](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/367.html) ## Vendor fix Update to the latest version of Microsoft Office Click-To-Run. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97774](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97774) - [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97774](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97774) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)